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Two highly anticipated events are once again returning to the Disneyland® Resort in early 2020: Lunar New Year and Disney California Adventure® Food & Wine Festival! And today we’re excited to share a few details!

Lunar New Year

You can welcome another year of good fortune with 24 days of Lunar New Year celebrations at Disney California Adventure Park, Jan. 17 to Feb. 9. This year we are celebrating the Year of the Mouse with multicultural performances, fun-filled activities, beautiful décor, delicious cuisine and specialty merchandise.

Lunar New Year is a joyous celebration for all ages to commemorate traditions of Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese cultures, along with favorite Disney characters. One of the highlights is “Mulan’s Lunar New Year Procession,” a bright and bold performance hosted by Mulan and her faithful dragon, Mushu. 

Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival

You can taste their way through California-inspired bites, wine and beer at Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival, Feb. 28 to April. 21, 2020. They will also have the opportunity to enjoy live entertainment, culinary seminars and demonstrations with a distinctly Disney twist perfectly crafted for foodies. 

The popular culinary festival will feature more than a dozen mouthwatering Festival Marketplaces, featuring small plates, specialty wines and craft beers. Foodies will also appreciate the Sip and Savor Pass, which will be available for all Guests looking to try a variety of dishes. In addition, a new line of event merchandise will be offered—from festival-themed headwear and apparel, to kitchen gadgets and decor. Kids can even join in on the fun with hands-on “cooking” experiences with Chef Goofy!

Hundreds of new plant-based dishes have landed on menus at Walt Disney World® Resort! 

Just last month, we shared that all of our major quick and table service restaurants would be dishing up delectable new options at Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland® Resort – accompanied by a new plant-based menu icon, a green leaf. Now, we’re excited to introduce more of these tasty offerings, including some delicious new choices.

Each one is made from plant-based ingredients like vegetables, fruits, grains, nuts, seeds and legumes – and without animal meat, dairy, eggs or honey. From sweet treats to three-course meals, and everything in between, there are more than 400 craveable creations to choose from.

Are you planning a trip to Walt Disney World® Resort? Be sure to check out the brand-new Guide to Plant-Based Dining on the resort’s website to learn where these dishes – and many more! – can be found during their visit.

Guests don’t have to journey to an enchanted forest to try these new treats celebrating the premiere of Disney’s highly-anticipated animated film, “Frozen 2.” All they have to do is visit Walt Disney World® Resort, where they’ll find a variety of yummy sweets across property.  While some items are coming soon, others are available now. Guests won’t want to miss these. And don’t forget,  “Frozen 2” hits theaters Nov. 22, 2019. 

Magic Kingdom® Park (available starting Nov. 8)

• Olaf’s Frozen Hot Chocolate Cake (Main Street Bakery, available all day) – gluten-friendly chocolate cake layered with chocolate crispy pearls, chocolate panna cotta, and marshmallow fluff
• Sven’s Carrot Cake (Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn & Café, Exclusive to Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party) – carrot cake topped with cream cheese frosting, sugar carrots, and a chocolate piece

Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon® Water Park, Leaning Palms

• Elsa’s Frozen Wave – cotton candy vanilla milkshake with whipped cream, fall and winter sprinkles, and a white chocolate coin 

If you are looking for a way to celebrate and honor the Day of the Dead, el Día de los Muertos, head to Epcot® where Mariachi Cobre Presents the Story of “Coco” will return Oct. 31-Nov. 2, 2019.

The beloved story of Disney Pixar’s “Coco” comes to life in this amazing show where Mariachi Cobre, joined by Folklórico dancers, tell the story of Miguel through vibrant dance and song at the Mexico pavilion at Epcot.

The show honors the movie’s theme, which celebrates the tradition of remembering friends and family members who are no longer with us, and helping support their spiritual journey.

This joyous celebration will be performed four times a day from Thursday, Oct. 31 through Sunday, Nov. 2 at the Mexico pavilion in World Showcase. 

To kick off the week, we’re celebrating an exciting milestone for Disney Skyliner at the Walt Disney World® Resort – 1 million guests magically transported! 

Since opening just weeks ago, this popular state-of-the-art transportation system has offered a convenient way to get around the Walt Disney World Resort with an extra dash of pixie dust.  The beautiful Disney Skyliner gondolas glide across the sky providing amazing bird’s-eye views of the property.  

The gondolas have already become a popular way to travel to resort locations.  Disney Skyliner connects Epcot® and Disney’s Hollywood Studios® to four Disney resort hotels: Disney’s Art of Animation Resort, Disney’s Pop Century Resort, Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort (and the forthcoming Disney’s Riviera Resort,  set to open Dec. 16, 2019).

Plus, the Disney Skyliner station at International Gateway at Epcot is conveniently located just a short walk away from Disney’s BoardWalk entertainment district, Disney’s Yacht Club Resort, Disney’s Beach Club Resort and Disney’s BoardWalk Inn. 

We’re proud to celebrate this exciting milestone for Disney Skyliner and look forward to offering the best transportation experiences to many, many more Walt Disney World Resort Guests in the future.    

If you’re as excited about the new Disney+ streaming service as we are, chances are you’ve probably got your list of favorite movies and series already picked out. Films like Mary Poppins, Peter Pan, and Who Framed Roger Rabbit are all well and good, but what about some of the unsung heroes of the Disney library?

Full Story

Ways abound to simply save money at Walt Disney World, but what if you could actually level up your trip for basically no extra cost?

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“Avenger” fans assemble! Guests of all ages can now build and buy their own Super Hero gauntlet at Super Hero Headquarters at Disney Springs®.

Here’s how it works: Stark Industries has created a selection of gauntlet modules inspired by Captain America, Hulk, Iron Man and Spider-Man. You can choose four modules to add together to create their own unique gauntlet inspired by their favorite hero – or mix together modules that represent multiple heroes. The modules they choose determine the voice, sound effects and the color of light of the gauntlet. Guests can even add an optional launcher that shoots button activated projectiles.

Check out the video below, in which a few brave fans test out the process!

Recently Matt Martin, Creative Executive of Franchise Story & Content from the Lucasfilm Story Group, visited Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disney’s Hollywood Studios® in Florida, and while he was exploring the planet of Batuu, he met with some of the authors who helped bring some of the stories of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge to life.  

Matt got the chance to explore Batuu with authors Delilah Dawson (author of “Galaxy’s Edge: Black Spire”), Zoraida Cordova (author of “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge A Crash of Fate”) and Ethan Sacks (author of “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge” comic series) along with illustrator Will Sliney. Check out some of their stories below!  

Since the launch of Star Tours – The Adventures Continue, we’ve had a great time partnering with Lucasfilm and Industrial Light & Magic to update the attraction with new and exciting destinations. Passengers who board the Starspeeder 1000 never know where in the galaxy their pilot C-3PO and navigator R2-D2 will take them. We’ve added flights to Jakku, Crait and even Batuu!  Along the way, we’ve encountered many of our favorite characters from the Skywalker saga.

I know that many of you are as excited as I am about the December 20th film launch of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Today we’re excited to announce that Star Tours – The Adventures Continue at Disneyland® Resort, Walt Disney World® Resort, Disneyland Paris and Tokyo Disney Resort will be adding new destinations inspired by the latest episode of the Star Wars saga. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker hits theaters on Dec. 20, 2019. 

In the trailers for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, fans caught glimpses of the ocean moon Kef Bir. All we can say at this point is that Starspeeders will be heading there soon!